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Shoreditch 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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In the following table are contained the percentages of children born not finally accounted for as regards vaccination, including postponed cases, each year from 1890 to 1907 for Shoreditch, the Metropolis, and the rest of England: —
| Year. | Shoreditch. | Metropolis. | Rest of England. | Year. | Shoreditch. | Metropolis. | Rest of England. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 8.8 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 1900 | 52.8 | 25.8 | 13.9 |
| 1892 | 10.8 | 18.4 | 14.3 | 1901 | 44.4 | 24.1 | 11.2 |
| 1893 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 15.7 | 1902 | 36.1 | 21.3 | 10.0 |
| 1894 | 33.9 | 20.6 | 19.0 | 1903 | 36.0 | 20.7 | 9.1 |
| 1895 | 4 7.5 | 24.9 | 19.8 | 1904 | 34.2 | 19.1 | 8.7 |
| 1896 | 55.5 | 26.4 | 22.3 | 1905 | 35.9 | 18.9 | 8.6 |
| 1897 | 67.4 | 29.1 | 21.6 | 1906 | 32.6 | 21.2 | 9.5 |
| 1898 | 68.4 | 33.0 | 19.6 | 1907 | 31.2 | 22.7 | 10.3 |
| 1899 | 54.2 | 27.7 | 15.4 |
The above figures indicate that since 1898 there has been a marked
improvement as regards the state of vaccination in the Borough.
SCARLET FEVER.
The cases certified during 1909 numbered 339, as compared with 590 in
1908, 876 in 1907, 629 in 1906, 789 in 1905, 343 in 1904, and 255 in 1903. In
29, or 8.5 per cent, of the cases certified, intimations were received from the
Metropolitan Asylums Board that the patients had not been suffering from
scarlet fever. Adding one case of scarlet fever, which was notified as diphtheria
the corrected number of cases was 321, as compared with 573 in 1908, 822 in
1907, 599 in 1906, 778 in 1905, 326 in 1904, and 237 in 1903.
The distribution of the cases certified and the deaths amongst males anc females during the year in the Borough and its eight wards is as shown in the subjoined table:—
| Wards. | SCARLET FEVER. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifications. | Fatal Cases. | |||||
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Moorfields | 10 | 8 | 18 | .. | .. | .. |
| Church | 25 | 30 | 55 | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Hoxton | 25 | 35 | 60 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Wenlock | 19 | 25 | 44 | .. | 1 | |
| Whitmore | 21 | 35 | 56 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Kingsland | 11 | 14 | 25 | .. | .. | .. |
| Haggerston | 12 | 21 | 33 | .. | .. | .. |
| Acton | 24 | 24 | 48 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Total for Borough | 147 | 192 | 339 | 1 | 6 | 7 |